Perceptions of School Environment among Japanese Junior High School,Non-attendant,and Juvenile Delinquent Students |
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| Authors: | Hirata Sonomi Sako Toshihiko |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa-City, Saitama, 359, Japan E-mail |
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| Abstract: | Scales to assess Japanese school environment were constructed based on the Classroom Environment Scale (CES) (Moos & Trickett,
1974) and a Japanese scale (Hirata, 1994). Factor analysis revealed four factors extracted from 61 items: Teacher Control,
Sense of Isolation, Order and Discipline, and ‘Wa’ Affiliation. The resulting Classroom Environment Scale (CES-J) consists
of 29 items. In Study I, 635 pupils from four junior high schools were compared on the CES-J, and statistically significant
school differences were found for Sense of Isolation, Order & Discipline and ‘Wa’ Affiliation. In Study II, the CES-J was
administered to 266 junior high school students, 106 juvenile delinquents and 11 non-attendant pupils. Delinquents showed
a stronger sense of isolation in the classroom, and non-attendant students reported more maladjustment regarding affiliation
with classmates. The results suggest that the CES-J is useful for assessing students' perceptions of the characteristics of
their schools. It was necessary to modify the CES for use in Japan, as well as for the factors which delineate the Japanese
school environment.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | classroom environment Japanese education junior high school junvenile delinquents |
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